{"id":21597,"date":"2026-01-16T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/tiktok-to-strengthen-age-verification-technology-across-eu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:37:33","slug":"tiktok-to-strengthen-age-verification-technology-across-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/tiktok-to-strengthen-age-verification-technology-across-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world<\/p>\n

TikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban<\/a> for under-16s grow in countries including the UK.<\/p>\n

ByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children.<\/p>\n

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\nMove comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
\nTikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow in countries including the UK.
\nByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world TikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow in countries including the UK. ByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young …<\/p>\n

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